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The Minnesota Lynx will look to move up in the league standings when they square off with the Dallas Wings on Thursday in Arlington, Texas, in the second contest of a two-game, home-and-home mini-series.Read more...

Dairon Blanco hit his first major league home run, Cole Ragans struck out a career-high-tying 11 batters, and the Kansas City Royals avoided a three-game sweep at the hands of the host Oakland Athletics, 4-0 on Wednesday afternoon.Read more...

The Las Vegas Aces and Chicago Sky have had different kinds of seasons, but going into Thursday night's meeting in Chicago, they have something in common.Read more...

The Carolina Panthers' receiving corps caught another tough break on Wednesday as DJ Chark didn't practice due to a hamstring injury.Read more...

Brice Turang hit a walk-off RBI infield single as the Milwaukee Brewers edged the visiting Minnesota Twins 8-7 on Wednesday afternoon to complete a two-game series sweep.Read more...

Eight days after opening the door for running back Jonathan Taylor to pursue a trade, the Indianapolis Colts plan to close it on Tuesday barring an agreement with another team.Read more...

Tim Anderson scored on a throwing error in the 10th inning to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 5-4 win against the visiting Seattle Mariners, ending their eight-game winning streak on Wednesday afternoon.Read more...

Richie Palacios and Nolan Arenado each hit a two-run double Wednesday as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4 to avoid a series sweep.Read more...

Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani was removed from his pitching start - and the game - during Wednesday's matinee against the Cincinnati Reds with what the team said was arm fatigue.Read more...

Viktor Hovland has no doubt about the key to success in this weekend's FedEx Cup finale at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta: It's all about mental readiness.Read more...

Cody Bellinger drove in two runs, Yan Gomes knocked in the go-ahead run and the visiting Chicago Cubs downed the Detroit Tigers 6-4 on Wednesday afternoon.Read more...

New York Giants tight end Tommy Sweeney is "stable and alert" after suffering a "medical event" Wednesday during practice and being carted off the field.Read more...

The San Francisco 49ers have tabbed Sam Darnold as their backup quarterback over former No. 3 overall pick Trey Lance, NFL Network reported Wednesday.Read more...

Former Indianapolis 500 champion Marcus Ericsson is leaving Chip Ganassi Racing to join Andretti Autosport.Read more...

Chicago White Sox player development czar Chris Getz is the frontrunner to become the team's new general manager, a move that apparently is being shepherded by two-time former skipper Tony La Russa, USA Today reported Wednesday.Read more...

Cade McNamara missed practice for the 11th consecutive day with a leg injury, and the Iowa starting quarterback isn't the only player at the position hurting.Read more...

Whenever the post-mortem is compiled on this Toronto Blue Jays season - they're still very much in the hunt for a wildcard spot - it won't be hard to find culprits for how they didn't quite manage to take the next step from a good team to a power that most in Ontario were expecting (feels like a theme up there). Alek...Read more...

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Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will play in a major semifinal for the second time in eight days when they visit FC Cincinnati on Wednesday night in the U.S. Open Cup.Read more...

On the verge of embarking on his 15th season, Steph Curry is enjoying the last mile of his NBA prime. The ascendance of Curry was the NBA's nuclear fission breakthrough. He is a player whose ability to knock down the 3-pointer with so much efficacy that he opened up our basketball brains beyond the 10 percent humans...Read more...

Iowa is appealing the NCAA's gambling-related, full-season suspension for defensive tackle Noah Shannon, head coach Kirk Ferentz said Wednesday.Read more...

Georgia running back Branson Robinson will miss the upcoming season with a ruptured patellar tendon, coach Kirby Smart announced Wednesday.Read more...

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Darren Raddysh signed a two-year, $1.95 million contract extension Wednesday.Read more...

Dallas Cowboys defensive end Sam Williams is facing drug and weapons charges after a weekend arrest.Read more...

It started to percolate during the latest Summer Olympics, delayed a year to 2021 because of the pandemic. The United States women's national team - the former two-time-defending World Cup champions - not only looked vulnerable, but they also appeared average. Not average for the Stars and Stripes - regular-boring-old...Read more...

The Indiana Fever will look to record consecutive wins for just the second time this season when they host Jewell Loyd and the Seattle Storm on Thursday in Indianapolis.Read more...

Randy Gradishar, Steve McMichael and Art Powell are one step closer to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.Read more...

Rory McIlroy doesn't know whether the PGA Tour's framework agreement with the Public Investment Fund and the DP World Tour will be finalized before the Dec. 31 deadline.Read more...

Arizona Coyotes head coach Andre Tourigny received a three-year contract extension on Wednesday.Read more...

Welcome back college football, where being a favorite in Week 0 easily equates to a double-digit point spread.Read more...

It's starting to slip away from the Boston Red Sox. After an excellent July, the Carmines have run to nowhere in August with a 10-10 mark which has left them five games adrift of the last wildcard spot. Which isn't a huge surprise, given that this team was built to basically win 84 games and give the faintest hint of...Read more...

Scottie Scheffler isn't a big fan of the staggered scoring start to the PGA Tour Championship, but that doesn't mean he's ready to give up the two-shot lead he'll start the first round with at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta on Thursday.Read more...

Dallas forward Satou Sabally called Minnesota Lynx fans' behavior "disgusting" following the Wings' 91-86 loss in Minneapolis on Tuesday night.Read more...

Baker Mayfield didn't do anything wrong. The crime that keeps getting committed is done by the owners, general managers, and coaches who keep giving him endless opportunities. If Mayfield can keep being named a starter in the NFL, then Nathan Peterman will always have a shot at being on a team's payroll.Read more...

Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones appears to have an established timetable as to when he plans to end his holdout and rejoin the team.Read more...

Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams says there is still a chance he won't enter the 2024 NFL Draft.Read more...

Former Southern California and NFL running back Reggie Bush is filing a defamation lawsuit against the NCAA, the Los Angeles Times reported.Read more...

The Orioles scratched Jack Flaherty from Wednesday night's scheduled start against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays, the Baltimore Sun reported.Read more...

I so badly wanted to focus this column on Robert Saleh's competitor speech. If there are four different levels of competitors, one of those four levels cannot be titled competitor." By saying there are different levels of competitor means that no matter the level, everyone is a competitor. That speech bothered me...Read more...

Not to turn this morning wake-up companion into Chicago White Sox Daily, but it's a slow time of year. We'll get through this together, I promise.Read more...

Veteran Houston catcher Martin Maldonado had no issue acknowledging that the Astros' play over the weekend against Seattle was unacceptable and that an impromptu team meeting was held after the Mariners' three-game sweep.Read more...

A pair of veterans will square off Wednesday when the Braves send right-hander Charlie Morton to face New York Mets left-hander Jose Quintana in the rubber game of a three-game series in Atlanta.Read more...

The Cleveland Guardians' ongoing attempts to ignite their offense has resulted in regular at-bats for first baseman Kole Calhoun, who joined the team earlier this month.Read more...

Toronto right-hander Kevin Gausman looks for a bounce-back outing when the Toronto Blue Jays visit the Baltimore Orioles in the second of a three-game series Wednesday night.Read more...

A recurring theme for the San Diego Padres showed up again on Tuesday.Read more...

The New York Yankees are in the midst of their longest losing streak in more than 40 years. One more loss and they'll be somewhere they haven't been since before they called the Bronx home.Read more...

The Tampa Bay Rays' season-opening strength - their starting pitching - has morphed from total domination to "Is it good enough to go deep in the playoffs?" due to a multitude of injuries, but right-hander Aaron Civale is expected to provide shutdown stuff.Read more...

Two teams struggling to stay in playoff contention meet Wednesday in a day-night doubleheader when the Cincinnati Reds oppose the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif.Read more...

Two teams struggling to stay in playoff contention meet Wednesday in a day-night doubleheader when the Cincinnati Reds oppose the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif.Read more...

The Oakland Athletics will go for just their third series sweep of the year Wednesday afternoon when they close out a three-game set against the visiting Kansas City Royals.Read more...